HOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 95, 16 January 1920, Page 10

HOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES

Messrs. Laery and Company Ltd., .Allen Street, report wholesale prices as follow—Fowl wheat, fls. (id. per bushel, sacks extra; feed barley, (is. !)d. lo 7s. per bushel, sacks in; maize, 9s. per' i bushel, sacks in; blue peas (for boiling), I7s. per bushel, sacks extra; ..ats, feed ' Gnrlons, A grado 6s. -id. per bushel, B '

gzrade (is. 3d. per bushel: chaff, uaten.siieaf, goud bright, ,1:12 Ids. pey ton, sacks in, on trucks or i'.o.b., Wellington; Farro food, .fit Ills, per ton, sacks in; Hour, in sacks, i:lii 10s. per ton; pig meal, ,l".l ss. per ton, sacks in; oatmeal, 25's, ,£3l per ton; onions, New Zealand, 17s. per cwt.; fowls, bens as. to lis., choice young roosters, 10s. to 125.; ducks, runners SV. to 9* per pair, white ducks 12s. (id. per pair; turkeys, is. 3d. lo Is. -Id. per lb. dead weight; butter, farmers' separator, milled or dairy, in bulk, Is. Id. per lb.; eggs, fresh, crates 25., fresh, cases Is. lid.; dressed pork, choice 7fl's to 90's Is. per lb., 100's lid. to Is. per lb., 120's ltd. icr ♦!>.; choppers 7d. to 9d. per lb.; beeswax, 2s. ail. to 2s. Gd. per lit.; ehees." 1 , factory medium,iase lots, lljd. per lb.; carbide, siilendid quality, in HWlb."drums, ftls. per (irum; oyster-shell grit, ,1:8 Ids. per ton; salt, coarse, JS 10s. P'/r to.i; salt, fine, daily (cwis.i, ,I'iO 10s. p:r ton. LIVESTOCK SALES The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report having held a successful clearing sale for Jlensrs. Dickens Bros., of Kakaunui. The stock was all good quality, and in good condi--1 Hon, and was well drafted. There was 1 a- very large attendance of buyers present, and competition wan fairly keen. We quote:-2-tooth ewes, 265. Id.; 'l-tooth owes, 275. Bd.; 6-tooth ewes, 265. Ed.; 4-year-old ewes, 265. Id.; 2-tooth wethers, 275. Id.; ewe lambs, shorn, 13s ; v, ether lambe, shorn, 12s. lid.; 4-tooth rams, Lincoln, ■!$ guineas; 2-tooth rams, 1\ (juineaa; 1 stud Lincoln rim, £10 10s.; 6-i-ooth rains, lj Kiiineas; 2-ycar Hereford heifers, £$ 12s. Od.; Hereford and Shorthorn cows and calves £8 10b. to £9 45.; 2-year Hereford , steet'H, £5; Hereford yearling heifers, £5 75.; Hereford yearling steers, £5 2s. 6d.: Hereford bulls, 25 guineas. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantilo Agencv Co.. Ltd., report on their Pahiatua sale an follows:-V/c had a food entry of sheep and a small one of cattle. There was a fair attendance and competition, althotiTh not brisk, was fairly steady, aud 1 wo sold the whole of our entry under the hammer at the following prices:-4- ■ year-old ewes, 235. 8d ; 2-tooth wcthcra, • fair, 225. 3d.; woolly lambs, 9s. 6d.; shorn ■ lambs, IDs. 9d.; 2-tooth ewes, 225.; cull lambs, 3s, 2d„ 6s. to 6s. 9d.; "tore cows, ! £4 19s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantilo ! Agency Co., Ltd., report on their llastcr- - lon sale as follows:—We had a trooil entry i of sheep and a small one of cattle. Com- . petition was very dull, and prices slumped ■ considerably. We, however, quitted most ' of our entry. We quote :-4 and 6-t-onth and 4-year ewes. 235.; 2-tooth wethers, small, ! 12a, 6d. to 17s. 6(i.; 2-tooth ewes, 13s. to : 275. 3-d.; 4-vcar-old ewes, Us. Bd.; w.f. cull lambs, 55." to 7s. 3d ; b.f. lambs, 7s. to I 13a. 7d. i Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd. ! report having offered a small entry of sheep at the weekly Masterton sale on ! January 14, when the following prices were 1 realised:—Fat woolly wethers, 40s. to Ms.; ' b.f lambs, 155.; cull lambs, 6s. 7d.; -aped i ewes, 4s. 6(1. to 10b. A pen of 17 woolly i wethers, presented by Jitr. A. P. What- • man. were sold on behalf of the soldiers' hostel. Several donations of from £10 down to a guinea were made, and tho 1 sheep were eventually sold at 50b. ; , Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, i report having held their weekly sale at Levin on Tuesday, when they effected ' practically a total clearance of a good ; yarding of sheep and a small one of cattle. The following are the principal ' quotations:—Fat ewes, 275. to 335.; 4-tooth wethers, 225. 6-1 to 275.; 2-toolh wcthcra, 183. 3d. to 205.; f.f.m. ewes, Us. to 20s. 3d.; 2-tooth ewes, IBs. 9d. lo Ms. 6d. ; fat cows, £9 10s to £10 55.; vealers, 30s. to 405.; 20-month R.ll. steers, £3 15s. to £4 45.; 20-mouth heirers, £5 lis. to £5 17s. 6d.; empty cows £5 15s. lo £7; 18-mouth bolls, £5 10b. to £5 17s. 6d. Messrs. Dalgcty aud Company, Limited, report having held their monthly stock sate at Otaki on Monday, when they offered a good yarding of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle. The principal quotations are as follow:—Fat. aud forward ewes, 255. 3d. to 265. Id ; 6-tooth and f.f.m ewes. 12s. 6d. to 235.; 2-tooth wethers, 19s. 7d. to 245. 3d.; 4-tooth wethers, 235. Co. , to 26s ; m.s. lambs, Us. Id. to 14s. 2d.; fat cows, £8 10s. to £9 10s.; empty forward cows, £6 15s. to £7; empty cows, £4 17s. 6d. -to £5 55.; dairy cows, £10 ss. to £10 155.; 2-year steers, £3 9s. to £5; vealers. £1 9s. to £1 10s. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at Levin yards on Tuesday a fair entry of sheep and cattle met with a good clearance at the lollowing prices:—Fat ewes, 27s ; store ewes, aged, 16s. 4d.; shorn cull lambs, 55.; fat cows, £10 to £10 12s. 6d.: forward-con-dition cows, £7 to £7 12s. 6d.; store cows, £4 Mkj. to £5; empty yearling heifers, £3 10s.; good weancr heifers, 42 to £3 Ib. ; 18-month to 2-year steers. £5 to £5 10s.; email yearling ntcera. £i 125.; bull, £8 lOn. The New Zealand Loan aud .Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report:—At Himitangi on Mouday we had a small entry. The attendance was poor, but we managed to quit everything under the hammer. Wc quote:—Fat lambu, 18s.: forward 2-tooths, 27s 4d.; fat cows, £9 '65.; forward cowf, £6 10s.; pigH, 30s. to 355. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report :-At Kongotca sale on Wednesday wc had a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle. Bidding wa6 slow, but prices made were on a par with recent sales. Aged ewes, 10s.; mixed 2-tooths, 245. 4d,; 2-tooth wethers, 255.: rape lambs, lis 7(1.; small lambs. ss. 3d.. ss. £d„ ss. 9d.; fat ewes. 265. 9(1.; killers, 16s ; fat cows, £10 to £10 lOb.j forward cows, £6 65.. £7 to £7 35.; store cows, £5 to £5 45.; cull cows, £1 7f. Cd. to £2 15s ; bulls, £6 7s. 6(1., £9, £10 ICs. to £11.